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Garmin Kansas City Marathon
At a glance
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- Last run Sat 17 Oct
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K · 3.1 Miles · 5K · 6.2 Miles
- Time limit
- 6 hours
The course
The marathon and half marathon start together at 7:00, and runners who have not reached the split at about mile 13 by 10:30 are sent onto the half marathon course.
- A 7:00 start and a split at mile 13 that closes at 10:307:00 start, split closes 10:30, six hours overall at 14 minutes a mile.
- Packets at Union Station on Thursday and Friday onlyExpo at Union Station Thu 2-7 pm and Fri 11-7; no race day pickup.
- The Garmin Segment Challenge, a quarter mile before the mile 12 flagA timed quarter mile just before mile 12; segment winners win a Garmin device.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseConditionsA 7:00 start and a split at mile 13 that closes at 10:307:00 start, split closes 10:30, six hours overall at 14 minutes a mile.
The marathon course has a time limit of six hours, which the organiser puts at a pace of 14 minutes per mile. After the split, anyone who falls behind that pace is asked to move to the sidewalk, because road support and police are released with the tail vehicle.
The start line is a quarter mile east of the KC Streetcar Plaza stop, on 47th Street (Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard). The streetcar is free and starts running at 5:00 on race morning.
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Whole courseConditionsPackets at Union Station on Thursday and Friday onlyExpo at Union Station Thu 2-7 pm and Fri 11-7; no race day pickup.
Runners who did not add the packet mailing option when registering must collect their bib at the expo, with no exceptions. Someone else may collect it for you with their photo ID and your registration confirmation number.
Parking is free in the Union Station garage, attached to the west side of the building, with a QR voucher handed out at pickup. Spaces in front of the building are not free.
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Whole courseTacticsThe Garmin Segment Challenge, a quarter mile before the mile 12 flagA timed quarter mile just before mile 12; segment winners win a Garmin device.
Each male, female and non-binary segment winner for the full and half marathon distances receives a device, according to the organiser. The marathon and half marathon share the road until the split at about mile 13, so the segment sits ahead of the point where the two courses separate.
All of the Kansas City Marathon courses are USATF certified.
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Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Kansas City, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.
Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.
Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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